Valentines Day has come and gone for another year, but that doesn’t mean your chance to visit the city of love has gone with it. Even better, why not pack your trainers and combine your romantic getaway with participation in one of the world’s most scenic marathons?

We’ve got a battle between road and trail this weekend (17-18 February) as we focus on Northamptonshire and Llanelli. Put in maximum effort at Castle Ashby, run to remember an important battle in the English Civil War or get a blast of sea air along the Carmarthenshire coastline.

There was rock solid running by Rebecca Harrison to take the women’s title and set a new course record at the Walton Wobble on Sunday (11 February) however, despite a strong effort, the men’s course record still stands.

A Baker’s Dozen of Great British Bake Off contestants proved they have made a flipping good start to their Virgin Money London Marathon training by taking part in a pancake race in London’s Hyde Park yesterday on Shrove Tuesday (13 February).

It’s time to get the adrenaline pumping this weekend (10-11 February) as events unfold at Warwick and Gloucestershire. Go full out on the roads at Moreton Morrell on Saturday or face mud and a rope-assisted climb at Dursley on Sunday. A difficult decision to make...

Kenyan endurance ace Wilson Kipsang is aiming to get back to the top of the marathon tree in Tokyo where the 2017-2018 World Marathon Majors series continues on Sunday 25 February. The 35-year-old, once widely regarded as the world's No.1 marathoner - he claimed the world record at the 2013 Berlin Marathon with a time of 2:03:23 - has slipped behind fellow Kenyans Eliud Kipchoge and Dennis Kimetto since the latter established a new record of 2:02:57 at Berlin in 2014.